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The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
3M India Limited is an India-based company, which manages its operations through four segments: Safety & Industrial; Transportation & Electronics; Health Care; and Consumer. The Safety & Industrial segment's products include vinyl, polyester, functional and decorative…
Weekly engine runs — movement reflects the numbers, not analyst opinion.
A decent, fast-growing business, trading cheap versus its own history.
3M India is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 13.7% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.10× reported profit. Free cash flow is worth about 1.1% of its market value.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at 18%/yr and profit at 53%/yr. Book value has grown 4%/yr. Return on equity is an elite 27.2%. In the latest quarter profit fell 9% versus the prior quarter.
At 53× earnings, the stock sits at the 1st percentile of its own 5.2-year range — the cheap end of where it has historically traded. Today's price already implies ~24%/yr earnings growth sustained for a decade — a demanding bar. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the safe zone.
A plain-English restatement of the figures on this page — rules-based, for education and research context, not investment advice or a recommendation.
| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 58.16 | 11.58 | worse |
| P/B | 16.56 | — | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 38.95 | 32.12 | worse |
| ROE | 27.17 | — | — |
| ROCE | 36.23 | — | — |
| ROA | 18.82 | — | — |
| Quick Ratio | 2.02 | 2 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAVA | 15.4 | 1.7 | 9.0% |
| DCM Shriram | 10.1 | 1.7 | 16.3% |
| Indiabulls | 12.2 | 1.9 | 17.0% |
Revenue has grown every year across all 4 financial years shown. 18% CAGR over 3 years — steady double-digit compounder. Growth is decelerating — latest year grew slower than the year before.
Net profit has risen every year — the hallmark of a compounder. Profit is growing faster than revenue (53% vs 18%) — margin expansion is at work.
Operating margin has expanded from 8% to 18% — the business is keeping more of each rupee earned. The gap between operating and net margin is widening — interest or tax costs are rising.
ROE at 27% — the business earns well above its cost of equity. Capital efficiency improving — ROE up 19pp across the window.
EPS has grown every year — each share earns more than the last, consistently. 53% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth. Financing outflows in consecutive years — balance-sheet discipline through debt repayment or dividends.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue fell 5% QoQ — could be seasonality or a genuine slowdown. Low quarterly variance (9% spread) — a predictable, non-seasonal revenue stream.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 5.2y median.
Promoters hold 75.0% — heavily owner-operated with strong skin in the game.
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